by William B. Graydon
We knew the world would not be the same. A few People laughed, a few
people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form [...]
by Grant Kayashima
The door slammed, the sound reverberated throughout the household. I knew what that meant, mother was away. This was my chance, I told myself. This is my only chance. I stole myself away to my brother’s dwellings. He’s asleep, good. Brother had always been a hard sleeper. Once when the house was on [...]
by P. J. German
She danced like the sun bounced off the waves of an ocean. I could not believe my eyes when I saw her. Sure, I was in a strip club and her being naked made her look all the more attractive, but her moves grabbed my attention. She was good looking, but not [...]
by Taylor Meredith
I’m your twinkle twinkle little star, that sparkling bit of light high up in the sky, the bitch always at your beck and call. The other stars are giggling behind my back. Jupiter’s many moons are congregating by the Milky Way, gossiping. They think it’s sad but oh-so-funny how I’ve pined over you, [...]
by Douglas Ford
“Krampus is the anti-Santa and one evil son-of-a-bitch. On Christmas, if you run into Krampus instead of Santa, you know you’ve fucked up. You’ve been bad. Really bad. If you don’t believe me, just Google it. If I’m lying, God strike me dead now. Just don’t send Krampus. I’d rather God come after [...]
by Daniel DeBrun
The sun was past its highpoint in the afternoon sky, and a cool breeze had started to pull towards the sun as sparrows flew by. Standing in the midst of a fenced in back yard that resembled an overgrown jungle, mosquitoes and no-see-ems were lurking in the shadows hunting their pray. The air [...]
By Adam Gadomski
The sun began to set, sinking behind the edge of the known, and unknown, world. Darkness was ascending, coming out to play now that the light was tending to other matters.
The darkness had its own evil intentions, and I had mine.
I suppose that I should introduce myself. My name is Harlocke. Don’t bother [...]
by Daniel DeBrun
It was a huge wave-less waterbed that’s wood frame and headboard were made of mahogany. It had been finished with an almost black wood stain and a glossy polyurethane coating. Multiple blankets, none of them matching or correlating in any particular way, were keeping me warm and perfectly comfortable. Fifteen or so candles [...]
by Melissa Laterza
We were running on the beach, my feet pounded in the sand, my nose infused with damp sea salt air. He caressed my face and kissed me, but when I opened my eyes his back was facing me, and he was snoring. I studied his silhouette against the morning light. I was dreaming. [...]
By Michelle Papini
I take a deep breath before traveling down the corridor which leads me to the tin shoebox of germs from which I am sure to catch swine flu. I read the inspirational posters that line the retractable corridor, which don’t help my situational anxiety. I get to the door of the cesspool and [...]